--- title: Isaiah 53:2 — For he shot up right forth as a sapling, and as a root out of a dry… · Hebrew, tree and pragmatics description: For he shot up right forth as a sapling, and as a root out of a dry ground; he had no form nor comeliness, that we should look upon him, nor beauty that we should delight in him. Who acts: arm, we. 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The page gives the verse in Hebrew as the Westminster Leningrad Codex has it, its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, built from MACULA Hebrew — and its pragmatics: who acts — arm, we — and what happens in the verse to form, beauty, read clause by clause by Mova's frames. Beside it stand the Aramaic of Targum Jonathan and the English of the Jewish Publication Society's 1917 translation, each English sentence with a tree of its own. It is one of the 66 chapters of Isaiah on this site, all built by Mova itself from its own trees, with no large model in between. וַיַּ֨עַל כַּיּוֹנֵ֜ק לְפָנָ֗יו וְכַשֹּׁ֙רֶשׁ֙ מֵאֶ֣רֶץ צִיָּ֔ה לֹא־תֹ֥אַר ל֖וֹ וְלֹ֣א הָדָ֑ר וְנִרְאֵ֥הוּ וְלֹֽא־מַרְאֶ֖ה וְנֶחְמְדֵֽהוּ׃ [For he shot up right forth as a sapling, and as a root out of a dry ground; he had no form nor comeliness, that we should look upon him, nor beauty that we should delight in him.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/ISA.1174/) ## The tree {#tree} Right to left, as the Hebrew is read; a prefix or suffix is a word of its own, and a line under the words joins those written as one. Under each word its part of speech and MACULA's English gloss. ```conllu rtl gloss # sent_id = wlc:ISA:1058 # text = וַיַּ֨עַל כַּיּוֹנֵ֜ק לְפָנָ֗יו וְכַשֹּׁ֙רֶשׁ֙ מֵאֶ֣רֶץ צִיָּ֔ה לֹא־תֹ֥אַר ל֖וֹ וְלֹ֣א הָדָ֑ר וְנִרְאֵ֥הוּ וְלֹֽא־מַרְאֶ֖ה וְנֶחְמְדֵֽהוּ׃ # verse = ISA.53.2 1-2 וַיַּ֨עַל _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 1 וַ וְ CCONJ _ _ 2 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=ISA_53:2!1|MId=o230530020011|Strong=2050b 2 יַּ֨עַל עָלָה VERB _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Sing|Person=3 0 root _ Gloss=he.grew.up|Ref=ISA_53:2!1|MId=o230530020012|Strong=5927|Frame=A0:230520130031;|Type=wayyiqtol 3-5 כַּיּוֹנֵ֜ק _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 3 כַּ כְּ ADP _ _ 5 case _ Gloss=like|Ref=ISA_53:2!2|MId=o230530020021|Strong=3509a 4 ה הַ DET _ PronType=Art 5 det _ Gloss=(the)|Ref=ISA_53:2!2|MId=o230530020021ה|Strong=1886a|Type=definite_article 5 יּוֹנֵ֜ק יוֹנֵק NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 2 obl _ Gloss=shoot|Ref=ISA_53:2!2|MId=o230530020022|Strong=3126 6-8 לְפָנָ֗יו _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 6 לְ לְ ADP _ _ 7 case _ Gloss=before|Ref=ISA_53:2!3|MId=o230530020031|Strong=3807a 7 פָנָ֗י פָּנֶה NOUN _ Number=Plur 2 obl _ Gloss=|Ref=ISA_53:2!3|MId=o230530020032|Strong=6440 8 ו הוּא PRON _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 7 nmod:poss _ Gloss=him|Ref=ISA_53:2!3|MId=o230530020033|Strong=2050c|Type=pronominal 9-12 וְכַשֹּׁ֙רֶשׁ֙ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 9 וְ וְ CCONJ _ _ 12 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=ISA_53:2!4|MId=o230530020041|Strong=2050b 10 כַ כְּ ADP _ _ 12 case _ Gloss=like|Ref=ISA_53:2!4|MId=o230530020042|Strong=3509a 11 ה הַ DET _ PronType=Art 12 det _ Gloss=(the)|Ref=ISA_53:2!4|MId=o230530020042ה|Strong=1886a|Type=definite_article 12 שֹּׁ֙רֶשׁ֙ שֹׁרֶשׁ NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 5 conj _ Gloss=root|Ref=ISA_53:2!4|MId=o230530020043|Strong=8328 13-14 מֵאֶ֣רֶץ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 13 מֵ מִן ADP _ _ 14 case _ Gloss=from|Ref=ISA_53:2!5|MId=o230530020051|Strong=4480 14 אֶ֣רֶץ אֶרֶץ NOUN _ Number=Sing 12 nmod _ Gloss=ground|Ref=ISA_53:2!5|MId=o230530020052|Strong=0776 15 צִיָּ֔ה צִיָּה ADJ _ Gender=Fem|Number=Sing 14 amod _ Gloss=of.dryness|Ref=ISA_53:2!6|MId=o230530020061|Strong=6723 16 לֹא־ לֹא ADV _ _ 19 advmod _ Gloss=not|Ref=ISA_53:2!7|MId=o230530020071|Strong=3808|Type=negative|SpaceAfter=No 17 תֹ֥אַר תֹּאַר NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 19 nsubj _ Gloss=form|Ref=ISA_53:2!8|MId=o230530020081|Strong=8389 18-19 ל֖וֹ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 18 ל לְ ADP _ _ 19 case _ Gloss=[belonged].to|Ref=ISA_53:2!9|MId=o230530020091|Strong=3807a 19 ֖וֹ הוּא PRON _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 parataxis _ Gloss=him|Ref=ISA_53:2!9|MId=o230530020092|Strong=2050c|Type=pronominal 20-21 וְלֹ֣א _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 20 וְ וְ CCONJ _ _ 21 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=ISA_53:2!10|MId=o230530020101|Strong=2050b 21 לֹ֣א לֹא ADV _ _ 19 conj _ Gloss=not|Ref=ISA_53:2!10|MId=o230530020102|Strong=3808|Type=negative 22 הָדָ֑ר הָדָר NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 21 nsubj _ Gloss=splendor|Ref=ISA_53:2!11|MId=o230530020111|Strong=1926 23-25 וְנִרְאֵ֥הוּ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 23 וְ וְ CCONJ _ _ 24 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=ISA_53:2!12|MId=o230530020121|Strong=2050b 24 נִרְא רָאָה VERB _ Gender=Com|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Plur|Person=1 19 conj _ Gloss=we|Ref=ISA_53:2!12|MId=o230530020122|Strong=7200|Frame=A0:230390080041;230520070061;230520120141;A1:230530020123;|Type=yiqtol 25 ֵ֥הוּ הוּא PRON _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 24 obj _ Gloss=will.look.at.him|Ref=ISA_53:2!12|MId=o230530020123|Strong=1930a|Type=pronominal 26-27 וְלֹֽא־ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 26 וְ וְ CCONJ _ _ 27 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=ISA_53:2!13|MId=o230530020131|Strong=2050b 27 לֹֽא־ לֹא ADV _ _ 19 conj _ Gloss=not|Ref=ISA_53:2!13|MId=o230530020132|Strong=3808|Type=negative 28 מַרְאֶ֖ה מַרְאֶה NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 27 nsubj _ Gloss=appearance|Ref=ISA_53:2!14|MId=o230530020141|Strong=4758 29-31 וְנֶחְמְדֵֽהוּ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 29 וְ וְ CCONJ _ _ 30 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=ISA_53:2!15|MId=o230530020151|Strong=2050b 30 נֶחְמְד חָמַד VERB _ Gender=Com|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Plur|Person=1 27 conj _ Gloss=we|Ref=ISA_53:2!15|MId=o230530020152|Strong=2530|Frame=A0:230390080041;230520070061;230520120141;A1:230530020153;|Type=yiqtol 31 ֵֽהוּ הוּא PRON _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 30 obj _ Gloss=will.desire.him|Ref=ISA_53:2!15|MId=o230530020153|Strong=1930a|Type=pronominal 32 ׃ ׃ PUNCT _ _ 31 punct _ Ref=ISA_53:2!15 ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} - form: statement - act: narrate - voice: narrator - speech: narration - negation: yes | verb | form · stem | who (A0) | what, whom (A1) | to whom, further (A2) | who makes it happen (AA) | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | יַּעַל *he grew up* | wayyiqtol · qal | | | | | | נִרְא *we* | yiqtol · qal | | ֵהוּ *will look at him* | | | | נֶחְמְד *we* | yiqtol · qal | | ֵֽהוּ *will desire him* | | | MACULA's semantic frames: for each verb the head word of each participant. A0 is the one who acts, A1 what the act is done to or is about, A2 a further participant; AA, with a causative verb, the one who makes it happen. ## Targum Jonathan {#onkelos} וְיִתְרְבָא צַדִיקָא קֳדָמוֹהִי הָא כְלַבְלְבִין דְפָרְחִין וּכְאִילָן דִמְשַׁלַח שׁוֹרְשׁוֹהִי עַל נַגְדִין דְמַיִין כֵּן יִסְגוֹן תּוּלְדַת קוּדְשָׁא בְּאַרְעָא דַהֲוַת צְרִיכָא לֵיהּ לָא חִיזוּ חוּלָא חֶזְוֵיהּ וְלָא אֵימְתֵהּ אֵימַת הֶדְיוֹט וִיהֵי זִיו קוּדְשָׁא זִיוֵיהּ דְכָל דְיַחְזִינֵיהּ יִסְתַּכֵּל בֵּיהּ: The Aramaic translation read beside the Hebrew. Text only: Mova has no Aramaic parser yet. ## English, JPS 1917 {#english} Each sentence on its own page, with its tree and pragmatics. A sentence that runs on into the next verse is listed under the verse it begins in. 1. [For he shot up right forth as a sapling, and as a root out of a dry ground; he had no form nor comeliness, that we should look upon him, nor beauty that we should delight in him.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/ISA.1174/) **Hebrew text:** Westminster Leningrad Codex, public domain. **Tree, glosses and frames:** MACULA Hebrew Linguistic Datasets, available at [github.com/Clear-Bible/macula-hebrew](https://github.com/Clear-Bible/macula-hebrew/), [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/); converted to Universal Dependencies by Mova (words in text order, a prefix its own word). **Speech act:** Mova's rules on the MACULA words (`macula prag`). **Targum:** Onkelos (Torat Emet), Jonathan and the Writings (Mikraot Gedolot), from Sefaria, public domain. **English:** JPS 1917, public domain; trees and speech acts by Mova's cycle, frames by Mova's reader (Elamur Cosmic License). Hebrew sentence `wlc:ISA:1058`. - ← previous: [Isaiah 53:1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/ISA.53.1/) - next →: [Isaiah 53:3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/ISA.53.3/) - ↑ back to [Isaiah 53](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/ISA/53/)